design market. this coming weekend!
November 14-15, 2009
10am – 6pm each day
Junctionview Studios
Columbus, Ohio
hope to see some of you there!
p.s. couple more AK pics in my flickr, if you’re interested.
Tiny Canary!
November 10, 2009
pattern grouplets
November 9, 2009kind of like booklets, but not ;)
i’ve wanted to do this for quite a while, but i needed enough designs of a particular item/theme that went together. so, without further ado, here is the first pattern grouplet.
Little Colorwork Hat Collection
this collection contains the Sweet Potato Hats, Fairbanks Hat, and Missoula Hat patterns. purchased separately, these patterns would cost $15. together they cost $12.
there are two ways to buy. when you click on the button below and follow through on the payment, a six page automatic download in pdf format will be delivered to your email address.
$12.00
or you can get it on ravelry here.
p.s. if you have already purchased one of these patterns, for the month of november (2009) you can get the other two for $8. contact me at cosymakes (!at) gmail (dot!) com if interested.
feelin’ like a super hero
November 7, 2009the barefoot rooster knit, not one, but two super hero helmet hats!! that would make her double the super hero, if you ask me.
the first, made from handspun, can be read about here.
and this second one can be read about here.
yesterday
November 6, 2009here’s the first chemo cap i knit katie – out of misti aplaca chunky. it was done a week or two before we came here and good thing too, because she is sensitive to cold. She now has a second… and I’m working on a third.
and the hat in the ‘wild.’
i insist that she have a wide array to go with all of her wardrobe. can you imagine being cold sensitive in alaska in the winter? geesh. so hat designing i am doing! and different from my normal. i do love a good challenge.
here are a couple more photos from yesterday
at the spinning store sorting through back issues of piecework and spinoff
and while katie and i were in the spinning store, ben took this photo of the 5 pm sunset
have a great day!
Missoula Hat
November 4, 2009
This child’s colorwork hat, named for the cold place I grew up, features a turned brim, simple colorwork, and a gently pointed top.
Yarn: Worsted weight wool. 80-120 yd [73-110 m] of main color, 30-50yd [28-46 m] of contrasting color.
Needles: Size 6 US [4 mm] 16 in. [40.6 cm] circular or double pointed needles (dpns) and size 7 US [4.5 mm] 16 in. [40.6 cm] circular and a set of dpns in the same size. Or whatever size needles you need to get gauge.
Gauge: 5.25 sts/1 in.(2.5 cm)
Sizes: 16.5 (18, 21)in., 41.9 (45.7, 53.3)cm
this is a charted pattern.
when you click on the button below and follow through on the payment, a two page automatic download in pdf format will be delivered to your email address.
$5.00
on ravelry here.
this pattern is also available in the Little Colorwork Hat Collection for a slightly reduced price.
reversed reflections
November 3, 2009wow! check out these two reflection hats.
this one blogged here
and the next here.
which do you like better?
so cool.
teamwork
November 1, 2009one knitting group that i participate in is through my church. we meet twice a month. it was started by my friend lara who did not know how to knit at the time. for that reason, i got recruited pretty quickly to help with the technical part.
our current focus is on making blankets for all of the new babies in the church to be given to them on the day of their baptisms. there were 4 born this summer and 2 more due in november. after finishing up this blanket (number 2), i have to say that in our two years, we have come a long way!
and, proudly, you must know that most of the squares were just about the right size. go team!
p.s. and i published my november newsletter if you’re interested.
handspun socks
October 30, 2009speaking of things i’ve never knit and should… handspun socks? i didn’t have a pair until last week. and boy are they fun!
made from this yarn – local bfl farm wool – on size 4 needles.
it sat around too long and eventually got knit.
wheee! they make me happy.
alpaca squared
October 30, 2009alaska is cold, crisp, beautiful. the day i arrived, katie and i went yarn shopping almost immediately. then today, i met an alpaca. he was very cute. for a couple more random AK pics, head over to my flickr.
and the random number generator says that the winners of the squares squared hat patterns are… 12, 8, 11, 10, and 17! congrats! i’ll be sending them along.
Fairbanks Hat
October 29, 2009after 27 hours of travel – we finally arrived in alaska! and here’s a pattern to celebrate the fact that i’m not on a plane anymore. and it’s the regular wednesday update ;)
This child’s colorwork hat, named for the cold place my husband grew up, features a turned brim, vertical colorwork, and a pointy top.
Yarn: 60-100 yd [55-92 m] of main color and contrasting color
Needles: Size 6 US [4 mm] 16 in.[40.6 cm] circular or double pointed needles (dpns) and size 7 US [4.5 mm] 16 in. [40.6 cm] circular and a set of dpns in the same size. Or whatever size needles you need to get gauge.
Gauge: 5.25 sts/1 in. [2.5 cm]
Sizes: 16(18, 20) in. [40.6(45.7, 50.8) cm]
when you click on the button below and follow through on the payment, a two page automatic download in pdf format will be delivered to your email address.
$5.00
on ravelry here.
this pattern is also available in the Little Colorwork Hat Collection for a slightly reduced price.
p.s. sister hat coming soon!
